The Princess Royal pub has since been demolished, Do you remember the Morehall pub? Dagenham 1 : 21120 This rough field sketch, or 'foul' copy, was produced on several pieces of irregularly cut paper joined together and laid on the verso of the triangulation map for southern England. Fittingly, the children walk beside the pushchairs, their places usurped by sacks of coke from. 1 minute ago. It became a club after 2008. The Half Moon. Really useful, thanks. Corporeally, Chippenham and Penge. It closed in 1940 when the licensee Frank Ashbee was killed by German shelling on his way to the pub. Movement has been seen on site, but news as to what its future holds is not yet known. Gin Palace, Old Kent Rd - Flats The Globe, Gt Dover St - Demolished The Globe, Chatham St - Flats The Gloucester, Gavel St - Flats Golden Fleece, Weston St - Business Premises Green Man, Old Kent Rd - Restaurant Guys Arms, Guy St - Flats Hand In Hand, Meadow Row - Awaiting demolition Havelock Arms, Fort Rd - Flats The World Turned Upside Down was situated at 145 Old Kent Road. Inspired by the old Croydon night spots thread I wonder how many people were regulars in the various OKR haunts ? (My route from home to the Old Kent Road, that is.). 871. Although just to clarify, it wasnt ever Thai, always Vietnamese. Figure 69. The club is said to have attracted stars such as Eric Clapton and the Four Tops. 224. Red Lion, Surrey Docks Gone By 2007 it had been transformed into a private residence. Hey there, just to let you know the Lord Nelson hasnt closed, its still going strong :). 2. 1898 Thomas a Becket pub rebuilt. - R.J.M. Demolished. Alexandra pub 578 Old Kent Road. A large crowd gathered outside the Honor Oak pub in Brockley Rise yesterday to defend it from far right threats against a drag queen storytelling session. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Wilds Rents, Wilds Rents Flats The US-founded store, which opened its first UK branch in 1909, selling goods ranging from hardware to boiled sweets, records to toys, was a fixture until the company entered administration. 9.1 miles away. Green Man pub 276-280 Old Kent Road. The Bell, Webber St Proposed flats Demolished. Location: 60 and 121, Folkestone Road, Dover. The Green Man. Olde Three Tuns, Bow Road, London E3 Panther, Turin Street, Bethnal Green, London E2 Prince Albert, Old Church Road, Chingford, London E4 Prince George, Parkholme Road, Hackney, London E8 Prince of Wales, Preston Street, Bethnal Green, London E2 Prince of Wales, Prince Regent Lane, Silvertown, London E16 Retreat, Morning Lane, Hackney, London E9 The Ship, Long Lane Flats However, its sizable presence along with The Green Man (Walworth SE1) and The Dun Cow (Bermondsey SE1), demonstrates well the former prominence of public houses in this part of London. [4] Work began in 1950 on what was then North Camberwell Open Space, and has continued for most of the 20th century, including the opening of a new recreational lake in 1982. But it closed in 2012 and is now a busy Tesco Express. 64-66. Rocque's Map, published in 1750, shows the thoroughfare lined with . Like the Strand, The Old Kent Road is a ghost of what it once was.The Bricklayers' Arms roundabout takes its name from the railway goods depot that drove the development of local industry from the 1850s onwards, making this bit of Southwark a sort of land-locked counterpart of the great Victorian docks. It was a well-used break on travellers journeys, as it stood by a crossing of the (now buried) River Neckinger,7 and the spot was thus known as St Thomas Waterings. 1) and was the highway from Kent to the metropolis. The pub closed in 2001 and was demolished in 2003. 224. It is understood the pub closed in 2012 and it is not known what the future holds for the premises. I will amend the restaurant for now. Built in 1972, this pub was in Isambard Brunel Road in the heart of the city. 762. Here, occupying a remote. The Zetland Arms, Kingsdown Kingsdown is a dream coastal village, whose narrow main street tumbles downhill to one of the most famed beauty spots on the Kent coast. [Beer house.] How an argument in a taxi between two brothers changed a family's life forever. Valentine and Orson, Long Lane Awaiting development My Aunty had her wedding reception in the upstairs hall of this pub. 32 Old Dover Road: 1728: 1965+ (Name to) Gators: 11 Dover Street: 1983 . The most noticeable feature in the Old Kent Road is the number of public-houses, each with its swinging sign and drinking-trough for horses. From The Old Kent Road chapter in Old and New London, Edward Walford, 1878. Like The Angel in St. Giles, this was one of those pubs that preserves a link to an older London, although its hard to feel anything but dismay at the present condition of the locality. I'm going for sunday lunch there in a couple of weeks. [3] Gerano's (New Compton Street) Chez Victor (Wardour Street, Soho) The downstairs bar at the Ritz Hotel The Bunch of Grapes Windsor Castle Cavour Hambone Club aka The Ham Bone (Ham Yard, Soho) 1925 Hotel de France, now the site of Heaven 1927 The Adelphi Rooms 1930s Black Cat Duke Of York, 37 Bagshot Street Flats In May 2017 the pub which first opened its doors in 1857 suddenly closed for the final time, much to the dismay of the community. It was named after Major Martin Yorke who bought the Spa hotel in 1772, after serving under Lord Clive of India and making his fortune with the East India Company. The 16th century coaching inn, which is famous for its traditional ales, was under ownership of the Spa Hotel. I will amend the page. 50 Saint Albans Road, Barnet, EN5 4LA. Glenn Moore of G M Moore and Associates said the pub would be replaced with a three-storey building with three underground parking spaces. Still standing, now a bar called Pardis and a separate restaurant. "It was bumper to . Prince of Windsor pub 888 Old Kent Road. First founded in Ohio in 1980, the 1950s-style restaurant grew quickly, with about 100 locations at its peak. Temple Bar, 286 Walworth Road Shop These are just some of the many blogs I also enjoy reading on a regular basis. 731. Rising Sun Tavern 799 Old Kent Road. Went to their first Sunday lunch. Thomas a Becket pub - 320-322 Old Kent Road. Enter your e-mail address to follow 'London Pubology' and receive notifications of new posts. Demolished. The Old Eden, Edenbridge (15th . 103. Red Cow, Grange Walk Flats 578. Stroke Of Luck, Brandon St Flats Surrey Arms, 5 Surrey Square Flats (Given its city limits location, this crossroads was also a place of execution, especially notable for politically-motivated disembowellings under Henry VIII, killings that would have happened more-or-less where the big Tesco stands today.) I look forward to reading each installment through to Park Lane and Mayfair. $$. The Black Bull (or The Bull). Footnotes: Page Updated:- Thursday, 22 December, 2022. . Bushwick Avenue, 1974. The rare and beautiful Licensed Victuallers Almshouses (1827) still graces Asylum Road, even if it is now offset by a supermarket car park, and unexpected oases of genteel villas and terraces form tributaries off the churning thoroughfare. On May the 10th and 11th 1941 the Elephant and Castle suffered heavy attacks in the Blitz. Old Kent Road, looking towards the Bricklayers Arms junction c.1949. Dover-Kentsays the ground floor of the premises was occupied by other bars in its time, such as Tom Brown's, Cartoon, Toffs, Toby House and Heroes. It was renamed Frog and Nightgown after the 1950s radio show called Rays a Laugh used that name in the programme. /* 468x60, created 25/01/09 */ The Bricklayers Arms. The Greyhound pub, which was in Upper Grosvenor Road, caught fire in June 2003, destroying stock and personal contents inside. Lord Wellington, Weston St Flats I was a fireman at Old Kent Road Fire Station in the mid 60s and tried on more than one occasion to drink in all of the pubs on one side of the road starting near the Bricklayers Arms but only ever making it as far as some- where near New Cross in a somewhat over relaxed state. Unfortunately, I suspect that the big residential development proclaimed on a hoarding by the old gasworks will be as chilly and faceless as the new blocks on the site of the old Heygate estate. The Brunswick Tavern. It is the junction of Tower Bridge Road, Old Kent Road, New Kent Road and Great Dover Street. 205-209. Brunswick Tavern 148-150 Old Kent Road. === Trafalgar Avenue=== Glengall Road=== Malt Street. Another Ramsgate pub turned into a residential address is The Westgate Tavern which closed its doors for the final time in the 1970s. The names pf the pubs have been abstracted from Kellys Street Directory for 1977. For a round-up of the day's top stories direct to your inbox, subscribe to our newsletter here. Royal George, Abbey St Demolished [7] I took this information from the otherwise exceptional Russ Willey, Chambers London Gazetteer (Edinburgh: Chambers, 2006), but Diamond Geezers information (along with that on Wikipedia) suggests that this was not in fact the River Neckinger but presumably another minor tributary now long-lost. It should be noted that since this post was written, it seems that The Lord Nelson pub has closed. Become a contributor by submitting them here. Demolished. Demolished. He had two classic vanguards, with original paperwork, but dodgy VIN numbers and for our sins, we obtained an old Capri from him complete with dodgy MOT. 4 Theobald St, Borehamwood, WD6 4SE. In 1968 there was a pub in the Old Kent Road that had a staircase in the actual pub. None of these pubs is any longer open for business, although, rather surprisingly, the buildings of three of them still exist in some form.6 Of course, this was just a fraction of the total number which once ran the length of the road. Previous articles from the Folkestone Herald suggests it was an instrumental part of the community feel in the Folkestone East area, with meat raffles on Sundays. It was still trading up to at least the mid-1970s. Send message 3 Most relevant Martin Rynds I remember gigging there with my first band in the early1980's.The Landlady was Beryl. The Magnet. The earliest known date was 1833. The Hole In The Wall in the High Street was a popular watering hole in the town from the 1960s to the 1980s. The Mogul opened in 1858 and closed in 1986 after a fire. The former Shepherd Neame boozer was closed in 1997 and is now a four bedroom house. Become a contributor by submitting them here. Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1. It was in existence in 1856. It opened in 1856, built as a Victorian gin palace, It was rebuilt in the 1930s. This landmark pub, latterly a boxing gym and now a gallery, stood on the old coaching road to Kent (hence Old Kent Road), named after a famous pilgrim who travelled this stretch of road to Canterbury. Demolished. Unissued / unused material. Despite permission for this being granted in May of that year, work has not commenced. Free shipping for many products! The Oliver House is located at 27 Broadway St, Toledo, OH 43604. The PHS mission statement is 'Promoting the heritage of British pubs and the people connected with them' Sir William Walworth, 297-299 Walworth Road Shops The landlord of the pub, who was hosting a party to celebrate his first anniversary in charge of the business, later said he had not been aware of the trouble brewing outside until police had burst in. The building later became a free house and re-opened as Renaissance. The site is now a block of flats. Demolished. However, The Thomas Becket has reopened as a pub. Demolished. Judith Hewitson. The World Turned Upside Down. Great to receive your comments. The pub was rebuilt, reopened the following year and once again named the Mogul, It closed its doors for good in 2007 and was turned into housing. Sign in. Demolished. Despite being on the market for nearly two years some flats took longer than others to sell. For anyone who was living in the county as the 1980s morphed into the 1990s, progress and achievement certainly came at a high price. Still standing, but now closed. It closed in 1968 and was demolished in 1970. They used to serve popular Sunday roasts. Britannia, Tooley St Offices Many a pint was sunk here before heading further into town. Mentioned in Pigot's Directory 1840 under "Taverns and Public Houses", The Prince of Orange presumably honoured the prince, who was reported off Dover, with five hundred ships and transports, on 3 November 1688. In January 1980, five new episodes of "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" were broadcast on BBC Radio, all in one week, bringing the total number to twelve episodes. Still trading, since known as The Henry Cooper, Scene, Vogue Bar, Klub Traffik and now Club Favour. Guys Arms, Guy St Flats Green Man, Old Kent Rd Restaurant Its reputation was in tatters before the closure because of earlier violence at the pub. Demolished. True, it may look a little dark at times, but it remains resolutely open. The Fort, Grange Rd Awaiting conversion I used to go drinking down the old kent road 30 years ago its shocking what has happened to all the pubs i went in .GREAT PUBS GONE GREAT MEMORIES REMAIN. Like this site? Happy new year 2010! G144053 Quick View the Strand c1955 Ref. The Post Office's Valentine's gift to New Cross is its plan to close the Post Office at 199 New Cross Road on 14 February 2018. . The trend of country pubs is creeping back in, with picturesque boozers pulling in the punters. === St Jamess Road=== Sandgate Street=== Hyndman Street=== Ruby Street=== Murdock Street=== Devon Street=== Devonshire Grove=== Sylvan Grove. But this can be no surprise, you dont need me to tell you that pubs are dying all over the country as we forsake social drinking in favour of thrashing our livers in the comfort of our own homes. Still standing, now a restaurant. Thomas a Becket pub 320-322 Old Kent Road. Your email address will not be published. 849. (At my current pace, this should take me a few years at least, though some of the locations may not require particularly substantial entries.). PUB Open 2014+ . The Lost Pubs (of London) website is an amazing labour of love and also a depressing window into development realities as it records all the boozers that are closing down to become flats, bookies, pound shops and hostels. At the time, investigators said six drums of petrol had been ignited in the pub. Jane Grant writes to Derelict London: "I did indeed drink in there regularly with my husband and two friends in the mid-late 1990s.The landlord was permanently drunk and the wrong side of the bar, he did bent MOTs and sold dodgy cars. I thought Id try starting a series of posts based on the Monopoly Board. It was converted for use as a mosque in 2008. Antigallican, Tooley St Offices Demolished. 16.8 miles away. Since Roman times, the road has been the primary route between London and the Kent coast. This is as authentic as it gets. It is now the Tunbridge Wells Mosque which opened in 1995. Demolished. But change was in the air back in 2010 when approval was granted to get rid of the bar for it to be replaced with offices to rent. Good memories for me. Given its industrial vitality and importance as a route into town from the coast, its no wonder there were so many places to drink, as Walford observes in Old And New London. The Thomas Becket. Covering the north side of the Thames, East Ham and Ilford are to the left, and Rainham to the right. London Pubs. Bridge House: 30 Borough Road. Yankee Silversmith, Neptune House, Brothers, Old Dublin. The image at the top of the page is a photo I took in the late eighties of the crumbling facade of a Victorian gin palace, a fragment of costermongers Victoriana which tottered above the traffic until it was finally swept away in the early 2000s. The pub probably closed around 2000 and was permanently closed for several years. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Pingback: Tweets that mention Monopoly: The Pubs of Old Kent Road Pubology -- Topsy.com. Havelock Arms, Fort Rd Flats Horse & Groom, 262 Walworth Road Bookies It was a big venue with three separate bars and a room upstairs - as well as a decent darts team. It was closed when I wrote the post, so glad to hear its still going! Horns, Tower Bridge Road Gone By the 1980s, about 90% of public houses were tied to one brewery or another. The Thomas A Becket Pub, on the Old Kent Road in South London, is a haunted place with a most incongruous connection. The Alexandra. The pub had its five minutes of fame when Homes under the Hammer featured it in an episode. 40. Remembering the pubs in Sheffield in the 1980s. 10. The New Half Way Inn. Paula was only 41. But amidst the tundra of the Old Kent Road there is an interesting cockney survivor, a landmark on the corner with Trafalgar Avenue, where the traffic peels off towards downtown Peckham: the Lord Nelson is a mid-Victorian pub which remains defiantly open for business, although this is not automatically apparent. This pub was part of a former hotel The Granville Hotel which opened its doors in 1869 and enjoyed almost a century of success until its closure in 1946. The pub was rebuilt after the Second World War. 827. You might be confusing it with the noodle place that ran for a while in the Green Man, that was general Asian. 148. The building looks set to finish later this year. Page Updated:- Monday, 09 January, 2023. The Dun Cow confuses me every time I walk past it (my route from home takes me around the corner there). [1] As you know, the original 1935 Monopoly board was based on properties in Atlantic City, USA, though the British version followed very shortly after, going into production in 1936. Your email address will not be published. The 'Enerey', The 'Thomas' and the Frog (had a great lock in there once), were all occasional haunts of mine back in the 80's. Crown and Anchor - Enfield, London. 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